豺

chái

Rank #4248

Definitions

chái dog-like animal; ravenous beast; dhole (Cuon Alpinus); jackal

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 豸 represents the meaning and 才 represents the sound.

Semantic: 豸 Phonetic: 才

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Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

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Related Characters

Component: 才

Component: 豸

Components

才豸

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